EXETER. Exeter City managed to find the solution against Lincoln City to win 2-1. S. Nombe was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Lincoln City to strike first with a goal of Paudie O’Connor at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 33′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Sam Nombe gave the win to Exeter City in the 73′ minute scoring a double.
Exeter City remained with 10 players after Alex Hartridge received a double yellow card in the 85′.
The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill with the assistance of Samuel Fudge and Darren Wilding. The 4th official was Richard Morris. The weather was drizly. The temperature was cold at 7.1 degrees Celsius or 44.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 8 Total 7
- 2 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 105 Attack 111
- 28 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
Fouls
- 14 Total 7
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Exeter City was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Lincoln City that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Lincoln City had a more offensive attitude with 31 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Exeter City managed to find the solution to win this match.
Exeter City shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Lincoln City shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Exeter City received 4 yellow cards (Alex Hartridge, Josh Key, Jay Stansfield and Jamal Blackman). On the opposite side, Lincoln City received 2 yellow cards (Paudie O’Connor and Ben House).
Alex Hartridge (Exeter City) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (85′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Exeter City will have 46 points to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Lincoln City will stay with 45 points like Bristol Rovers to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will host Plymouth Argyle on the 15th of April with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Plymouth Argyle (1 draw).
Lincoln City will host Port Vale on the 15th of April with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Port Vale (1 draw).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
46'
85'
69'
33', 73'
Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gary Caldwell decided to play with the following team: Gary Woods, Pierce Sweeney, Will Aimson, Alex Hartridge, Demetri Mitchell, Rekeem Harper, Archie Collins, Josh Key, Joe White, Sam Nombe and Jay Stansfield.
The home team had on the bench: Jack Sparkes, Jamal Blackman, James Scott, Jonathan Grounds, Josh Coley, Kgagelo Chauke and Jake Caprice.
Exeter City could not rely on the presence of Jake Caprice (injured).
Substitutions
Exeter City made 5 changes: Gary Woods for Jamal Blackman (46′), Rekeem Harper for Kgagelo Chauke (67′), Joe White for James Scott (67′), Jay Stansfield for Jonathan Grounds (86′) and Sam Nombe for Jake Caprice (90′).
Lincoln City – Formation
Lincoln City
Lincoln City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Mark Kennedy played with: Carl Rushworth, Adam Jackson, Regan Poole, Paudie O’Connor, Lewis Montsma, Sean Roughan, Matthew Virtue-Thick, Daniel Mandroiu, Ethan Erhahon, Jack Diamond and Ben House.
They had on the bench: Luke Plange, Teddy Bishop, Jordan Wright, Olamide Shodipo, Charles Vernam, Lasse Sørensen and Max Harrison Sanders.
Substitutions
Lincoln City made 4 changes: Matty Virtue for Lasse Sorensen (63′), S. Roughan for Teddy Bishop (68′), Daniel Mandroiu for Olamide Shodipo (77′) and Jack Diamond for Luke Plange (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Shrewsbury Town – Morecambe – 3-1
- Portsmouth – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
- Peterborough United – Cheltenham Town – 0-3
- Oxford United – Derby County – 2-3
- Milton Keynes Dons – Cambridge United – 1-0
- Forest Green Rovers – Bristol Rovers – 1-3
- Fleetwood Town – Port Vale – 1-1
- Exeter City – Lincoln City – 2-1
- Charlton Athletic – Accrington Stanley – 1-1
- Burton Albion – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Ipswich Town – 0-2
- Barnsley – Plymouth Argyle – 3-0
